Restoring Home

By Chandra Snicker

The living mourn the dead. The dead mourn the living. But more than that, the dead mourn life itself. Julie returned to her home after the death of her parents. She doesn’t know what direction her life will take after dropping out of college to move back. With no dreams or ambitions, her only goal is to restore the home. She doesn’t realize the dead have a plan to restore their home, too. *Standalone short

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chandra Snicker
• Release date: Nov 30, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005257101

Chandra Snicker

Chandra Snicker is the author of speculative short stories ranging from fantasy, science fiction, horror, and blended genres. When not writing short stories, Chandra writes poetry and works on her dark fantasy novel, and other projects. A former teacher, Chandra enjoys theatre, myths, nature, and video games.

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Restoring Home

Chandra Snicker

Julie ate her sandwich and glass of milk on the floor, like she did when she was a kid. It had been a difficult decision to accept this house after her parents’ deaths. She was only twenty, and homeownership felt like an outfit that didn’t fit quite right, uncomfortable and strange. She left college to move back into the home, being that it was an hour and a half from the school.Julie wiped the sweat from her brow, but as soon as she did, new beads of wetness sprang up in their place. The air must be out. One more thing to add to her to-do-list; as if there wasn’t already enough to do around the old place. She studied the work she’d done so far.

The door used to be brown, scratched, and in need of a new knob. Now, it was crisp white, with a new knob that only stuck a little when turned. It looked like it could almost be in a